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s13-t
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currently

cyper power customthermaltake casethermaltake 800wevga 780i for the wintwo evga 980gtx+ 512mb -sliintel 9950? - quad core at 2.83 ghrz4 gigs of ram500g HDlots of fansliquid cooling for the cpu

using a lynksis router and clearwire ISP

questions:what wirless set up should I go with? Do I need a lynksis card?

If I upgrade the 4G of ram to 8 will I need a bigger power supply?

Third 9800gtx+ for 3 way sli- do I need more powa?


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s13-t wrote:currently

cyper power customthermaltake casethermaltake 800wevga 780i for the wintwo evga 980gtx+ 512mb -sliintel 9950? - quad core at 2.83 ghrz4 gigs of ram500g HDlots of fansliquid cooling for the cpu

using a lynksis router and clearwire ISP

questions:what wirless set up should I go with? Do I need a lynksis card?

If I upgrade the 4G of ram to 8 will I need a bigger power supply?

Third 9800gtx+ for 3 way sli- do I need more powa?
So what do you need to do?

Wireless, I 'd go with either Linksys or D-linkRam..if your board supports 8GB you'll be fine on your current power supplyThird 9800gtx+ for 3 way sli - is that

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dangeris wrote:
So what do you need to do?

Wireless, I 'd go with either Linksys or D-linkRam..if your board supports 8GB you'll be fine on your current power supplyThird 9800gtx+ for 3 way sli - is that
For wireless, yeah linksys makes a pretty good product.Three-way SLI is for people with more money than sense generally speaking. Even if you play at crazy high resolutions, its just not worth the added expense/heat/power requirements. Neither of the upgrades you mentioned are likely to impact your pc experience in any meaningful way (except MAYBE the 8 gb of ram) I would save your $$$ and pick up next years parts. You'll save money and have a fast pc in the end anyway.

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i dont need a third card nor do i want it. simply curious on how much power it would need.

thanks for the other help though

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You don't need a 3rd card but if you choose to get one you should definitely upgrade your powersupply.

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There will be no difference between 4GB of RAM and 8GB

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nothing you run will utilize 8GB of RAM ... 4GB is more than plenty

and an 800W PSU should be able to handle your entire setup with room to spare


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